Transferable Skills Are the Foundation of a Successful Home Inspection Career If you’ve been laid off, furloughed, or are just ready for a career change but don’t know where to start, this is the article for you. Chances are you’ve spent your career learning new things and honing your skills but may not be…
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3 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Home Inspection Career Starting out in any new career can be intimidating. Starting a new career during an economic downturn? That’s no easy feat. A home inspection is a necessary and vital part of the home buying and selling process, and luckily for you, people will always buy and…
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ICA expands its home inspection training to provide stackable credentials to grow learners’ skills and careers WAUKESHA, WISC. (MAY 31, 2022) – ICA, developer of a popular suite of online courses for professional development, board examination, and occupational licensure in skilled trades and professions, announced the expansion of its continuing education programs for home inspectors,…
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ICA will expand its home inspection training content through a partnership with Austin Jenkins. Jenkins, an Inspection Certification Associates (ICA) graduate, is better known as Inspector AJ on TikTok where he has amassed an audience of 1.7M followers and around 34.3M views. His loyal and very large community enables him to tap into the growing…
DetailsLicensed Home Inspector Joe Mazza Becomes a TV Star A new tv show is shining a light on the home inspection industry. HGTV’s new show, “Home Inspector Joe”, follows successful home inspector, Joe Mazza, as he works with families to find and provide a safe and secure home. Each episode provides future home inspectors…
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How the Current Real Estate Market is Affecting Home Inspectors Houses are flying off the market at an incredible rate, selling within hours of being posted. Buyers are offering thousands over asking price and are waiving inspection contingencies just to get the house they want. But are these eager buyers being too risky? And how…
DetailsInspection Certification Associates prides itself on hiring the best instructors in the home inspection field, so that you can get the best learning experience possible. To aid in the continued growth of your own business, we wanted to share with you one of our many success stories. We’d like to introduce Patrick Hardy, an ICA…
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Termites are known as “silent destroyers” because of their ability to chew through wood, flooring, and even wallpaper, all while being undetected. Termites can cause thousands of dollars in damage to a house, depending on the colony’s age and location. According to the National Pest Management Association, termites cause more than $5 billion in damage…
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A home inspection is an important part of buying a house. For the buyer, an inspection provides valuable information about the condition of the home, and serious foundation issues can ruin a sale. The purpose of a foundation inspection is to determine if the base of the home is structurally sound. Structural issues can lead…
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Radon has become an increasingly persistent concern over the years, as it can only be detected through testing. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers it highly dangerous because you may be unknowingly inhaling or ingesting it. In some locations it’s actually in the water supply, and for others it’s found in the basement/crawl space. The…
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